1 00:00:01,330 --> 00:00:04,330 Pause. 2 00:00:04,330 --> 00:00:12,140 Get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 3 00:00:12,140 --> 00:00:16,140 A new challenge: Who am I? 4 00:00:16,140 --> 00:00:21,320 I am one of the early Companions. 5 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:24,320 I am among the Emigrants from Makkah. 6 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:27,320 My brother is ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him. 7 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:29,320 The Commander of the Faithful. 8 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:32,350 And one of the Rightly Guided Caliphs. 9 00:00:32,350 --> 00:00:34,350 I was older than him by a year. 10 00:00:34,350 --> 00:00:37,350 And I preceded him in Islam and in the migration. 11 00:00:37,350 --> 00:00:40,350 He loved me very much. 12 00:00:40,350 --> 00:00:43,350 At the Battle of Uhud, he said to me: 13 00:00:43,350 --> 00:00:46,350 "Take this shield of mine, my brother, and protect yourself with it." 14 00:00:46,350 --> 00:00:48,350 I replied to him: 15 00:00:48,350 --> 00:00:52,350 "I desire martyrdom just as you desire it." 16 00:00:52,350 --> 00:00:56,179 So we both left it behind. 17 00:00:56,179 --> 00:00:59,179 I participated with the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 18 00:00:59,179 --> 00:01:01,179 in all of his military expeditions. 19 00:01:01,179 --> 00:01:04,180 Then I participated in the Wars of Apostasy. 20 00:01:04,180 --> 00:01:07,180 I carried the banner of the Muslims at the Battle of al-Yamamah. 21 00:01:07,180 --> 00:01:10,180 And I performed valiantly therein. 22 00:01:10,180 --> 00:01:13,180 When the Muslims were retreating in defeat 23 00:01:13,180 --> 00:01:15,180 at the beginning of the battle, 24 00:01:15,180 --> 00:01:18,180 I began to shout at the top of my voice: 25 00:01:18,180 --> 00:01:21,180 "O men, there are no men [left]!" 26 00:01:21,180 --> 00:01:25,180 "O Allah, I apologize to You for the flight of my companions," 27 00:01:25,180 --> 00:01:29,180 "and I disavow before You what Musaylimah has brought." 28 00:01:29,180 --> 00:01:31,250 "O people," 29 00:01:31,250 --> 00:01:33,250 "clench your teeth," 30 00:01:33,250 --> 00:01:35,250 "strike at your enemy," 31 00:01:35,250 --> 00:01:37,250 "and press forward." 32 00:01:37,250 --> 00:01:39,340 Then I swore an oath and said: 33 00:01:39,340 --> 00:01:43,340 "By Allah, I will not speak until Allah defeats them," 34 00:01:43,340 --> 00:01:47,340 "or I meet Allah and present my plea to Him." 35 00:01:47,340 --> 00:01:51,340 Then I advanced, carrying the banner of the Muslims, 36 00:01:51,340 --> 00:01:53,340 and I fought the apostates 37 00:01:53,340 --> 00:01:56,340 until I killed the most wicked of the people: 38 00:01:56,340 --> 00:01:58,340 al-Rajjal ibn ‘Unfuwah, 39 00:01:58,340 --> 00:02:00,340 who had come to Madinah, 40 00:02:00,340 --> 00:02:03,340 and learned Islam and the Qur’an. 41 00:02:03,340 --> 00:02:06,340 Then, when Musaylimah appeared in Najd, 42 00:02:06,340 --> 00:02:09,340 the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, sent him 43 00:02:09,340 --> 00:02:11,340 to keep the people steadfast 44 00:02:11,340 --> 00:02:13,340 and to warn them against Musaylimah. 45 00:02:13,340 --> 00:02:15,340 But he apostatized, 46 00:02:15,340 --> 00:02:20,340 and testified that Musaylimah shared in the Prophethood with the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 47 00:02:20,340 --> 00:02:25,340 Thus, he was a greater trial for the people than Musaylimah himself. 48 00:02:25,340 --> 00:02:27,340 So I killed him. 49 00:02:27,340 --> 00:02:33,180 I continued to fight until I was killed in that battle. 50 00:02:33,180 --> 00:02:36,180 My brother ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, grieved for my death. 51 00:02:36,180 --> 00:02:38,180 He used to say: 52 00:02:38,180 --> 00:02:40,180 "May Allah have mercy on my brother." 53 00:02:40,180 --> 00:02:43,180 "He preceded me to the two best things:" 54 00:02:43,180 --> 00:02:44,180 "He embraced Islam before me," 55 00:02:44,180 --> 00:02:47,180 "and he attained martyrdom before me." 56 00:02:47,180 --> 00:02:49,180 And he said to the man who killed me, 57 00:02:49,180 --> 00:02:51,180 who was Abu Maryam al-Saluli, 58 00:02:51,180 --> 00:02:54,180 after he came to him having embraced Islam: 59 00:02:54,180 --> 00:02:55,180 "Woe to you!" 60 00:02:55,180 --> 00:02:57,180 "You have killed a brother of mine." 61 00:02:57,180 --> 00:03:00,180 "Whenever the morning breeze blows, I am reminded of him." 62 00:03:00,180 --> 00:03:05,240 "By Allah, I will never love you until the earth loves blood." 63 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:07,240 The man replied: 64 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:09,240 "Will you deny me my rights?" 65 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:11,240 ‘Umar said: 66 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:12,270 "No." 67 00:03:12,270 --> 00:03:13,270 He said: 68 00:03:13,270 --> 00:03:15,270 "Then there is no harm," 69 00:03:15,270 --> 00:03:18,270 "for only women grieve for love." 70 00:03:18,270 --> 00:03:24,750 So, who am I? 71 00:03:32,009 --> 00:03:37,009 Upon the release of the next episode, if Allah wills.